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School of sport: Who is in charge?
Are they the ones to decree what sports are to be played?
By Tim Middleton
Sep. 4, 2022
Learning the alphabet better
We will all recognise the importance of knowing the letters of the alphabet.
By Tim Middleton
Sep. 4, 2022
We have got spirit
We have all heard that refrain at school sporting events, have we not?
By Tim Middleton
Sep. 11, 2022
WHAT AN INTER(esting) VIEW!
The point of all this is simply to stir us up to think again about our role as a parent
By Tim Middleton
Sep. 18, 2022
School of sport: What is the problem?
We too have a problem, with school sport, and if we do not do something about it, it will become lost in space, going nowhere.
By Tim Middleton
Sep. 18, 2022
Parenting by degree
When will I see you again? When will our hearts beat together?
By Tim Middleton
Sep. 25, 2022
School of sport: We still have a problem
However, just like NASA after Apollo 13, even if we can resolve the previously discussed problems
By Tim Middleton
Sep. 25, 2022
School of sport: Where is school sport going?
In some schools, team sports have flourished. The problem however has not been theirs.
By Tim Middleton
Oct. 2, 2022
Robin Hood and parenthood
These are all “hoods” that we will salute and respect.
By Tim Middleton
Oct. 9, 2022
In parentheses
The opening sentence of the novel ‘The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman’ (by Laurence Sterne) certainly challenges our will to read novels!
By Tim Middleton
Oct. 16, 2022
School of sport: Mistaken identity
Tennis commentators now often speak of forced and unforced errors, though players pay little attention to them.
By Tim Middleton
Oct. 16, 2022
School of sport: Pressure is a privilege
Not everyone can play at Wimbledon; only two make it to the Final.
By Tim Middleton
Oct. 23, 2022
Flight of angels or fight of humans?
In general terms, helicopters do obviously have pros and cons with regard to flying.
By Tim Middleton
Oct. 23, 2022
Quality feat
Karl Menninger: “What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.”
By Tim Middleton
Oct. 30, 2022
School of sport: Pressure is a prerequisite
Collins lost in the first round and Pegula in the third round of Wimbledon.
By Tim Middleton
Oct. 30, 2022
Finding the right channel
We are all to be channels of peace in our schools and to do that we must follow the right channels.
By Tim Middleton
Nov. 6, 2022
School of sport: Pressure is a pleasure
So now, when we are talking about pressure, are we in fact speaking of pleasure?
By Tim Middleton
Nov. 6, 2022
We cannot stress this enough
Others declare that the job of a brain surgeon is an extremely stressful job; there is certainly little room for error.
By Tim Middleton
Nov. 13, 2022
School of sport: Pressure is a promise
Strong words of commitment to his club Arsenal, as Chelsea are one of their bitter rivals.
By Tim Middleton
Nov. 13, 2022
Just ask Johnny!
Even if Johnny is not necessarily academically gifted, we can see his logic, which may not always be the case, it might be said, when we look at parents.
By Tim Middleton
Nov. 20, 2022
School of sport: A fly on the wall
The sporting fixture is not there for the parents’ entertainment, but for the children’s education and in particular their examination.
By Tim Middleton
Nov. 27, 2022
Raising a child badly
It is generally accepted that a good book will have a good balance of plot, characters, setting and theme.
By Tim Middleton
Nov. 27, 2022
School of Sport: Pressure is a person
TAKE any sport and we are likely to find a strong rivalry existing between certain teams.
By Tim Middleton
Nov. 20, 2022
Be at it dude
Information is the key to life and the key to information is technology – so we are told.
By Tim Middleton
Dec. 4, 2022
School of sport: Latent talent
Susan Boyle shot to fame overnight when she defied the judges’ initial dismissal of her on account of her appearance by stunning the audience with her rendition of the song ‘I Dreamed a Dream’
By Tim Middleton
Dec. 11, 2022
Beauty and the boast
On one occasion, a father and son friendly game was shared with a very competitive friend of the son who was desperately keen to impress the older man.
By Tim Middleton
Dec. 11, 2022
Be silent and speak
We now have the Miranda warning as a result of that case - “You have the right to remain silent.
By Tim Middleton
Dec. 18, 2022
Patent talent
There came a time for each of these children when their father considered their futures.
By Tim Middleton
Dec. 18, 2022
THIS IS SPORT
There is no reason why someone in Africa could not perform as someone from another continent.
By Tim Middleton
Dec. 25, 2022
